Wind knocks Lewis Co. man off roof to death

A Lewis County man was killed this week after a gust of wind knocked him off the roof at a construction site in the village of Pulaski, state troopers said.

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Posted Nov. 19, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 19, 2013 at 7:19 PM

Posted Nov. 19, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 19, 2013 at 7:19 PM

PULASKI

A Lewis County man was killed this week after a gust of wind knocked him off the roof at a construction site in the village of Pulaski, state troopers said.

Kyle M. Brown, 23, of East Road, was in the process of installing metal roofing on a new building at the F.X. Caprara construction site along Route 13 shortly after 2 p.m. Monday when wind blew him and a piece of roofing off the structure, Investigator Joseph Simpson said.

Brown fell about 24 feet to the ground, Simpson said. He was transported to University Hospital in Syracuse, where he was pronounced dead several hours later from his injuries, Simpson said.